Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 20 October 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:25, sunset 17:47. Gulika Kalam 07:50 to 09:15. Rahu Kalam 10:41 to 12:06. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:29. Yamaganda 14:56 to 16:22.00061218Moonset 16:43Moonrise 05:29

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 20 October 2006

Friday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi all day.

Observed today Monthly Shivaratri

Times forNew Delhi · 20 October

Rahu Kalam runs 10:41 to 12:06. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:25
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:50 to 09:15
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:41 to 12:06
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:29
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:56 to 16:22
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:43
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:47
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:29 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashiThe fourteenth lunar day of the waning MoonChaturdashi until 08:25 Sat
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:52, then Hasta until 11:53 Sat
  • YogaIndra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:24, then Vaidhriti until 17:17 Sat
  • KaranaVishti, then ShakuniHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 19:10 · Shakuni until 08:25 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:25The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:47Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 22 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:43Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:29Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaKartikaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVyayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Monthly ShivaratriFriday 20 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Prabodhini EkadashiWednesday 1 NovemberBreak the fast on Friday 3 Nov after sunrise.
  • Prabodhini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 2 NovemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.